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Important :exclamation: this project has been merged with Sky Map in a new app, Telescope.Touch
IPARCOS will no longer receive updates. Upgrade to Telescope.Touch now :satisfied:
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IPARCOS
IPARCOS (Indi Protocol Android Remote COntrol Software) is an INDI client for Android. It features an INDI control panel, a mount and focuser controller and a database of objects to point the telescope.
Features
- Mount and focuser controller with directional pads and speed controls
- Database full of objects to which you can point the telescope directly from the app
- INDI control panel compatible with every device (BLOB properties not yet supported)
- Languages: English, Italian and French (partial translation)
Screenshots
<img align="left" width="250" src="docs/connection.png"> <img align="center" width="250" src="docs/motion.png"> <img align="right" width="250" src="docs/control-panel.png">Installing IPARCOS
- From Google Play: no more available, please upgrade to Telescope.Touch
- From the .apk file:
- Allow apps from unknown sources in the Android settings (Settings → Security → Unknown sources)
- Download and install the latest release from the GitHub project page
Usage
- Prerequisite
- Minimum Android version: 5.0
- An INDI server must be running on the remote computer.
- You must have network access to the server.
- To achieve this, the Android device and the remote computer can be placed on your home network.
- Alternatively, you can create a wireless network with your Android device and connect the remote computer to this network.
- Connection:
- Choose the server address in the list or press on "Add server" to add a new server in the list
- Optionally, you can change the port number if you do not use the default value for the INDI protocol (7624)
- Click on "Connect"
- Use the INDI control panel
- Click on the gear icon in the navigation bar to display the control panel
- Use the tabs to switch between the devices
- The properties of the device are displayed in a list. Click on a property to edit it or show the details.
- Control the telescope motion
- Press the joystick to display the telescope motion control panel
- The buttons will be enabled or disabled depending on the devices features.
- If the device is not connected, the properties may not appear and the buttons will be disabled
- Focuser control
- Supports speed control, focus in/out and absolute position
Developed by
- Marco Cipriani (@marcocipriani01)
- Romain Fafet (@farom57)
Thanks to
- @theChef613 for his support and testing
Used Libraries
- INDIForJava, LGPL v3 license
- DragListView, Apache 2.0 license